Bathsheba® English Climbing Rose
Flower and Color
Bathsheba opens from apricot-yellow buds into shallow-cupped, fully double rosette blooms. The petals offer an elegant blend of subtle apricot-pink with soft yellow, giving an overall impression of warm apricot, while the outer petals fade to creamy tones .
Fragrance
Expect a superb, medium-strong floral fragrance featuring prominent notes of myrrh, delicately enhanced by hints of honey and tea .
Habit and Growth
This variety is a short, vigorous climbing rose, reaching approximately 10 ft in height when well-established . The name “Bathsheba” was inspired by the heroine of Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd .
Flowering and Petal Count
Bathsheba is a repeat flowering rose, offering multiple blooms from late spring through to early winter . Each bloom is large and very full, with approximately 170 petals .
Additional Traits
Breeder: David Austin (Australia—AUSchimbley) Year of Introduction: 2016 Hardiness Zones: Suitable for zones 5–11 .
